←ExploreENTITY · PERSONClement "Coxsone" DoddWell supportedSound-system operator and producer who founded Studio One and shaped Jamaican recorded music.Share a memoryCorrect this recordAdd a source leadAt a glanceTypepersonConfidenceWell supportedEraOpen era →People & rolesConnectionsoperatedStudio OneCoxsone Dodd founded and ran Studio One at Brentford Road, Jamaica's most influential ska studio (Bass Culture).operatedStudio One (label)Dodd ran the Studio One imprint that issued the studio's ska output (Discogs).linked by · operated bySir Coxsone DownbeatCoxsone ran the Downbeat sound before building Studio One.linked by · founded byStudio OneStudio One grew directly out of the Downbeat sound-system operation.linked by · operated bySir Coxsone DownbeatCoxsone ran the Downbeat sound before building Studio One.linked by · founded byStudio OneStudio One grew directly out of the Downbeat sound-system operation.linked by · produced by"Simmer Down" — The WailersCoxsone Dodd produced the Wailers' 1964 debut hit 'Simmer Down' with Skatalites backing (Bass Culture).linked by · worked withErnest RanglinRanglin arranged and played guitar on Studio One ska sessions for Dodd (Bass Culture).linked by · worked withThe SkatalitesThe Skatalites backed Coxsone Dodd's Studio One sessions through 1964-65 (Reggae Routes).linked by · recorded forClancy EcclesEccles' first records, including 'Freedom', were made for Coxsone Dodd (Bass Culture).linked by · produced byFeel Like Jumping RiddimStudio One production.linked by · associated withPeckings RecordsGeorge Price was a personal friend of Coxsone Dodd.linked by · produced byMad Mad RiddimPublished the original Studio One version in 1967.linked by · operated byCoxsone's Muzik CityDodd's own record shop and distribution front.linked by · produced byNanny Goat RiddimStudio One boss oversaw the session.linked by · produced byI'm Still In Love RiddimStudio One production.linked by · produced byNanny GoatLarry Marshall's 'Nanny Goat' cut at Studio One, prod. Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd, 1968.linked by · produced bySkylarkingHorace Andy 'Skylarking', Studio One 1972.linked by · produced byHot MilkJackie Mittoo & Soul Vendors instrumental, Studio One 1968.linked by · produced bySwing EasySoul Vendors 'Swing Easy', Studio One 1967.linked by · founded byCoxsone RecordsCoxsone Records was an imprint of Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd.linked by · worked withHedley JonesJones also supplied Coxsone Dodd's Downbeat operation.linked by · associated withStateside record-buying tripsDodd made record-hunting trips to the US for Downbeat's exclusives.linked by · produced by"Ram Jam" - Jackie MittooProduced by Coxsone Dodd.linked by · worked withGeorge 'Peckings' PriceHe was Coxsone Dodd's UK agent and lifelong friend, supplying Studio One product to Britain.linked by · produced byLove Me Forever riddimStudio One rhythm from Carlton & the Shoes' 1968 debut.In storiesStory · ProbableThe Downbeat and the Trojan: How Two Kingston Rivals Built the Sound SystemIn 1950s Kingston, Coxsone Dodd's Downbeat and Duke Reid's Trojan turned rival dances into the foundation of an entire music industry.Story · Well supportedHouse of Joy: the cabinet that built a nation's bassHow a wartime radar technician's amplifier and speaker cabinet set the template for sound-system bass.Story · Well supportedOne riddim, many voices: how the version built Jamaican musicIn Jamaica the rhythm track, not the finished song, is the durable unit of creativity.Story · Well supportedFrom Brentford Road to a global No. 1: the long life of a Studio One riddimHow a 1968 Studio One instrumental travelled decades to become a worldwide hit.Story · Well supportedThe producer owned the riddimIn Jamaica's foundation years the man who paid for the session owned the sound - and often the shop, the studio and the label too.
